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Percentage of American adults 21+ who drink alcohol, according to a recent Gallup poll. This number is lower than it’s been in decades, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

The Great White Wine Emojency  

If you’ve ever used the red wine or sparkling wine emojis (and so many of us have), it seems odd that there’s isn’t a white wine emoji. Especially odd now, at least in the US, where white wine consumption has surpassed red.   New Zealand (home to lots of zesty...

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Number of years between today’s common sourdough and the oldest traces of bread wheat identified, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Percentage of young adults in Great Britain who say that “going to the pub” enhances their well-being, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

18k

Number of acres of Sauvignon Blanc in California, according to The Wine Institute. The varietal, once considered fringe, is The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cordon

A permanent, woody arm that is trained horizontally from the trunk of the vine, often along a trellis wire. The cordon will support the SHOOTS and grape CLUSTERS.

Ushering in Summer

Italy’s legendary summertime cocktail, the Bellini, is a combination of icy-cold sparkling Prosecco and fresh white peach juice. The drink was invented in the 1930s at Harry’s Bar, in Venice, which The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...

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Percentage of Italians living in Italy who drink wine, according to Unione Italiana Vini, as reported in Meininger’s. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Estimated value (in billions of US$) that beverage alcohol producers miss in e-commerce sales of their products. According to The Drinks Business, the alcohol beverage industry is failing to keep pace with how consumers discover and buy drinks.The following content is...

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Estimated number of millions of people in the US who have taken a WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) wine class since the organization began in 1969. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. Prosecco

B. Chianti

C. Barolo

D. Lambrusco

“Wine, land, agricultural skills, and entrepreneurship are gifts from God—the CreatorThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.